Offense Cruises in Sunday Sweep

Sunday, October 26

Bloomington, Ind.

1 p.m.

Indiana University

16-4,7-3Big Ten

Northwestern

13-9,3-7Big Ten

Northwestern

Indiana

10/26/2025 3:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It was business as usual on Sunday (Oct. 26) afternoon in Wilkinson Hall as the Indiana volleyball team (16-4, 7-3 B1G) picked up an efficient sweep of Northwestern to finish out the first half of conference play. IU recorded 44 kills on the afternoon behind a balanced offense to complete the 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 26-24) victory over Northwestern.

The win over the Wildcats was the second win in a season sweep of the visitors from Evanston. IU won the first battle on the Big Ten's opening night (Sept. 24) and closed out the season series behind 16 kills from senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles. IU hit .361 (44-9-97) on the afternoon with just nine attacking errors. All three pin hitters provided at least nine kills in the winning effort.

IU's offense looked more like the version that fans saw in the early portion of the campaign. Freshman setter Kričković recorded the fourth double-double of her career with 37 assists and 11 digs. She spread the wealth around as four hitters provided at least six kills. IU's nine attacking errors are the fewest in a Big Ten match since Oct. 14, 2023 against Michigan (8).

The Hoosiers put service pressure on Northwestern early and never relented. IU had seven aces, provided by five different players. IU's defense added seven blocks and 37 digs while keeping the visitors' middle blockers virtually silent. Northwestern freshman outside hitter Isabella Bullington kept Northwestern in the match with 18 kills.

Senior opposite Avry Tatum had one of the cleanest matches in her IU career. She hit .471 with nine kills and just one error. The one error came on a ball she tipped into the net following a tight set. She added a block and had three digs and two aces. On the season, the veteran is hitting .358 with 3.33 kills per set.

Following Sunday's win, IU is off to its best 10-game Big Ten start (7-3) in program history. The Hoosiers surpassed their win total from last season with 10 matches left to play in the regular season. They will head to College Park next Friday (Oct. 31) evening to play Maryland on B1G+. Next weekend will wrap up with a trip to take on the defending national champions, Penn State.

How it Happened
• IU's offense did much of the heavy lifting in a sweep over Northwestern. IU hit .361 on the match and above .300 in all three sets. On top of that, IU sided out at 70 percent-or-better in the final two frames. Four different players had at least six kills.

• The Hoosiers were much more effective in serve receive on Sunday afternoon. Freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager bounced back from a tough night by passing 16 balls with zero errors. Five IU players had an ace. That includes sophomore defensive specialist who had an ace to force match point in the victory.

Top Hoosier Performers
#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
16 kills, .316 hitting percentage, 2 digs, 3 blocks, 1 ace

#10 Kričković, Teodora
37 assists, 11 digs, 1 block, .361 team hitting percentage

#2 Freeman, Avery
9 digs, 1 kill, 2 assists, 2 aces

Notes to Know
• With the win, the Hoosiers are off to the best Big Ten start in program history. The 7-3 record at the halfway point is the best 10-game mark by any IU team since conference play began in 1981. It surpasses the 6-4 mark set by the 1985 and 2023 teams.

• IU hit .361 on the match in Sunday's victory. Since the beginning of the 25-point rally-scoring era in 2008, it's the fifth time the Hoosiers have hit above .360 in a Big Ten match. One of the other occasions happened earlier this season against Michigan when IU hit .368 in a sweep in Ann Arbor. Three of the five occasions have come over the last two year.

• Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles had 16 kills in the victory and 31 on the total weekend. It's the sixth time this year she's had 10+ kills in a Big Ten match and the 43rd time in her career. She's now just 57 kills away from moving into the top 10 in program history in kills.

• This was IU's third sweep in Big Ten play this season and the ninth overall. It's the 27th in conference play since the beginning of 2008. IU's season sweep of Northwestern was the first time it has won two games against the Wildcats in the same year in 17 years.

• Freshman setter Kričković broke IU's 25-point rally-era single season freshman assist record (since 2008) with 37 helpers on Sunday afternoon. The previous record of 739 was set back in 2019 by former setter Emily Fitzner. Her 755 assists are the most by any IU freshman since 2007.